Astute Victorian horseman John “Hookie” McLean was a leading light in harness racing in the 1980s and these days enjoys a quiet life in the country – but he hasn’t forgotten the art of landing a winner! McLean, based at Arcadia, in the Goulburn Valley, is mainly breaking in youngsters, but produced the cleverly named
Astute Victorian trainer-driver Michael Stanley has certainly blasted back to form from a serious injury setback and is as energised as he’s ever been to fine-tune harness racing winners. Stanley broke three vertebrae when he was hit from behind by another runner in the Bendigo Cup in January – but with his own health back